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A fresh look at Cuba, Nicaragua, and the Global South with peace activists Pedro Gatos and Val Liveoak. We discuss the legacy of Hugo Chavez, Cuba in transition, genocide trials in Guatemala, and the region's growing challenge to U.S. hegemony. Pedro Gatos (aka Pete Katz) is an activist, a specialist in Latin American politics and history, a radio show host, and a licensed chemical dependency counselor. He was employed in the Travis County Justice System in Austin, Texas, for 24 years. He... Topics: Rag Radio, Pedro Gatos, Val Liveoak, Thorne Dreyer, Cuba, Hugo Chavez, Nicaragua, Global South,...

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Val Liveoak is the coordinator and co-founder of Peacebuilding en Las Américas (PLA) with the Friends Peace Teams (FPT). The program promotes peace and healing in countries where the violent legacy of civil war has added to the continued poverty and injustice that sparked the conflicts. FPT’s programs build on the Quaker experience, combining practical and spiritual aspects of conflict resolution. PLA currently works in El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Colombia. Val has also... Topics: Thorne Dreyer, Rag Radio, Val Liveoak, Nonviolent Activists, Quakers, Latin America